Hello.
1. Roughly how many physical therapists are there practicing in the US?
"Physical therapists held about 132,000 jobs in 2000."
source: U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos080.htm
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2. How many occupational therapists?
"Occupational therapists held about 78,000 jobs in 2000."
source: U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos078.htm
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3. How many chiropractors?
"Chiropractors held about 50,000 jobs in 2000."
source: U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos071.htm
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search strategy:
site:bls.gov, physical therapists
site:bls.gov, occupational therapists
site:bls.gov, chiropractors
I hope this helps. |
Request for Answer Clarification by
leftright-ga
on
02 Dec 2003 00:57 PST
Thanks much juggler-ga!
These numbers are great for the year 2000, however it's now almost
2004 and these industries have grown tremendously in recent years. Can
you either locate more current figures or ascertain yearly industry
growth rates and extrapolate likely current numbers??
Another question is how many patients do each of these practitioners
see on average per year? If you can get the current figures mentioned
above and also answer this question, I would increase the $ amount on
this question.
Thanks!
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Clarification of Answer by
juggler-ga
on
02 Dec 2003 01:53 PST
I went with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data because the U.S.
Department of Labor is such an authoritative source.
Some extrapolation is indeed possible from the information provided on
the BLS site.
All three occupations are rated as "growing faster than average" by the BLS.
"Employment of physical therapists is expected to grow faster than the
average for all occupations through 2010."
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos080.htm
"Employment of occupational therapists is expected to increase faster
than the average for all occupations through 2010."
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos078.htm
"Employment of chiropractors is expected to grow faster than the
average for all occupations through the year 2010 as consumer demand
for alternative healthcare grows."
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos071.htm
"Grow faster than average" is defined as growing 21-to-35% between 2000 & 2010.
"Changing employment between 2000 and 2010...
Grow faster than average = increase 21 to 35 percent"
source: BLS key phrases
http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco20016.htm
If we suppose that roughly 30-to-40% of the 21-to-35% growth has
already taken place by now, we would guess that there has been
approximately 6-to-14% growth in each of the three occupations. Let's
assume an average of 10% and apply it to the figures:
132,000 + 13,200 = 145,200 physical therapists
78,000 + 7,800 = 85,800 occupational therapists
50,000 + 5,000 = 55,000 chiropractors
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As for your other question about the number of patients of each of
these practitioners, I would advise you to post that as a new question
since it's really beyond the scope of this one.
Regards,
juggler
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Request for Answer Clarification by
leftright-ga
on
02 Dec 2003 11:53 PST
Thanks Juggler,
Is there no other source for this data? Perhaps the APTA?
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Clarification of Answer by
juggler-ga
on
02 Dec 2003 12:11 PST
Hi Leftright,
It's kind of an odd situation. All the other estimates that I've
found are LOWER than BLS' 2000 figure.
Several sources suggest that APTA statistics claim a total number of
physical therapists around 100,000
" All five have received advanced certification from the American
Board of Physical Therapy Spe-cialties, a branch of the American
Physical Therapy Association, in the area of orthopedics.Of the
nation?s approximately 100,000 physical therapists..."
http://www.tricityrecord.com/102302_topstory18.htm
" More than 100,000 physical therapists practice in the US, treating
nearly one million people every day."
http://www.collegeview.com/career/careersearch/job_profiles/mh/pt05.html
Thus, since we find ourselves in a situation where the BLS' 2000
number is the biggest number out there. It's virtually impossible that
the number of physical therapists have decreased since 2000, so I must
assume that the BLS' figures were the most comprehensive.
Note that statistic mentioned above ("100,000 physical therapists
practice in the US, treating nearly one million people every day")
gives you a little insight into your follow-up question about the
number of patients (i.e., figure about 10 patients per day for each
P.T.
I hope this helps.
-juggler
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Clarification of Answer by
juggler-ga
on
02 Dec 2003 17:31 PST
You're welcome!
All the best,
juggler
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